Several bandits have been killed during the Nigerian Air Force air interdiction mission in Chikun and Birnin Gwari local government areas of Kaduna State.
A statement by the state’s Commissioner for Internal Security and Home Affairs, Samuel Aruwan, said air platforms conducted armed reconnaissance over Gwagwada, Chikun, Kuduru, Chukuba, Erina, Kushaka, Dogon Gona, Kusasu, Sarkin Pawa, Kurebe and Falleli around the Kaduna-Niger interstate boundaries.
The statement said: “About 8km Northeast of Kushaka, bandits were sighted crossing a track to flee from the aircraft. They were promptly engaged and neutralised. Ground troops reported calm situations at Sarkin Pawa and Erina.
“Another mission was conducted at the Birnin Gwari general area with an informant on board to identify bandit hideouts, which were then engaged with rockets.
“A bandit scampering for cover within the woods was also neutralised.”
